Method for correcting positioning errors of mobile station positioning system in CDMA communication system

ABSTRACT

Disclosed is a method for correcting positioning errors of a mobile station positioning system in a CDMA mobile communication system. The method includes the steps of: delaying a PN code for a +64Chip period or a +64Chip+nChip period in a +64Chip delay element or a +64Chip+nChip delay element; combining the PN code transmitted to the MS with a PN code created by delaying the transmitted PN code for the +64Chip period or the +64Chip+nChip period in a combiner; in the MS, receiving the PN code of the specific BTS and the PN code created by delaying the PN code of the specific BTS; in a position determination entity (PDE) of the mobile station positioning system, analyzing the PN codes received from a mobile positioning center (MPC) to the MS, thereby determining whether the PN code of the specific BTS is transmitted to the MS via the repeater; and if it is determined that the PN code is transmitted, subtracting a delayed time value due to a corresponding repeater itself, thereby calculating a distance between the specific BTS and the MS in the PDE.

[0001] This application claims the benefit of the Korean Application No.Patent Application No. 2003-41693 filed on Jun. 25, 2003 which is herebyincorporated by reference.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0002] 1. Field of the Invention

[0003] The present invention relates to a mobile station positioningsystem for positioning a mobile station (MS) connected to a codedivision multiple access (CDMA) mobile communication network, and moreparticularly, to a method for correcting positioning errors of themobile station positioning system in the CDMA communication system,which is capable of correcting the positioning errors due to a delayedtime generated when a PN code of a base station transceiver subsystem(BTS) is received in the MS via a repeater as one of information usedfor positioning the MS in the position determination entity (PDE).

[0004] 2. Discussion of the Related Art

[0005]FIG. 1 illustrates a construction of a conventional mobile stationpositioning system 30.

[0006] Referring to FIG. 1, the mobile station positioning system 30serves as an application server managed by a mobile communicationmanager or a contents provider of providing a positioning informationservice. The mobile station positioning system 30 includes a locationservice center (LSC) 31, a mobile station positioning center (MPC) 32, aposition determination entity (PDE) 33, and a database (DB) 34.

[0007] If the LSC 31 requests a present positioning information of aspecific mobile station (MS) 10 so as to provide a service basedthereon, the MPC 32 receives the positioning information of the MS 10from a mobile communication network 20 and transmits the receivedpositioning information to the PDE 33.

[0008] At this time, the positioning information includes a pseudorandom noise (PN) code of a plurality of base station transceiversubsystems (BTSs), a reception sensitivity (Ec/Io), a relativepropagation delay time between the BTSs based on the PN code, a systemidentification code (SID), a switching identification code (NID) and aBTS identification code (BID), etc.

[0009] Further, the positioning information of the MS 10 is transmittedto the MPC 32 via a sequence of the BTS 21 belonging to a cell of the MS10, a base station controller (BSC) 22 and a mobile switching controller(MSC) 23.

[0010] The PDE 33 receives the positioning information of the MS 10 fromthe MPC 32, thereby positioning the MS 10 in such a general manner of atime deference of arrival (TDOA).

[0011] The general TDOA manner is performed in the following steps.

[0012] First, the PDE 33 analyzes the positioning information of the MS10 received from the MPC 32, using the DB 34 for storing thereinposition information of the plurality of BTSs belonging to the mobilecommunication network and the PN code information of the plurality ofBTSs, etc.

[0013] Next, the PDE 33 calculates, using the triangulation method knownin the art, latitude and longitude values corresponding to a cross pointof nonlinear hyperbolas due to a distance difference between the MS 10and three or more than neighboring BTSs in order to receive the presentpositioning information of the MS 10, thereby transmitting thecalculated positioning information (that is, the latitude and longitudevalues) to the MPC 32.

[0014] After that, the MPC 32 transmits the received positioninginformation to the LSC 31 requesting the present positioning informationof the MS 10. Accordingly, the LSC 31 allows a service requester to beserved based on the present positioning information of the MS 10.

[0015] Meanwhile, in case the MS 10 receives the positioning informationvia the repeater installed in a shade area such as in a building or asubway, etc., comparing with the case of the repeater not beinginstalled, since a relative propagation delay time difference occursbetween the plurality of the BTSs based on the PN code, the conventionalmobile station positioning system 30 has a drawback of generating thepositioning errors when the PDE 33 performs positioning of the MS 10.

[0016]FIG. 2 illustrating a conventional state in which the MS receivesthe positioning information in case the repeater is not installed in themobile communication network.

[0017] For example, referring to FIG. 2, the MS (S4) is at a distance(R0) from the BTS (a reference BTS) (S1) of the cell which the MS (S4)belongs to, being at the distance (R1) from a neighboring BTS (S2), andbeing at the distance (R2) from another neighboring BTS (S3). Further,the repeater is not installed between the MS (S4) and the respectiveBTSs (S1, S2 and S3).

[0018] Accordingly, in this case excepting a fading effect, etc., whenthe BTS (S1) is the reference BTS, the MS (S4) receives the positioninginformation delayed for a time proportional to the distance R1-R0 fromthe neighboring BTS (S2), and receives the positioning informationdelayed for a time proportional to the distance R2-R0 from anotherneighboring BTS (S3).

[0019] Actually, referring to FIG. 3, the PN codes received from theBTSs (S1, S2, S3) to the MS (S4) represent the reception sensitivity(Ec/Io) over a predetermined level, and more particularly, having a timeat which the MS (S4) receives the PN code (PN6) of the reference BTS(S1) as a reference time, the PN code (PN12) of the BTS (S2) is delayedfor a to time and received, and the PN code (PN100) of the BTS (S3) isdelayed for a t¹ time and received.

[0020]FIG. 4 illustrates a conventional state in which the MS receivesthe positioning information in case the repeater is installed in themobile communication network.

[0021] In the meanwhile, referring to FIG. 4, the MS (S4) is at thedistance (R0) from the BTS (the reference BTS) (S1) belonging to thecell of the MS (S4), being at the distance (R1) from a neighboring BTS(S2), and being at the distance (R2) from another neighboring BTS (S3).Further, the repeater is not installed between the MS (S4) and therespective BTSs (S1 and S2), but the repeater (RP1) is installed betweenthe MS (S4) and the BTS (S3).

[0022] Accordingly, in this case, when the BTS (S1) is the referenceBTS, the MS (S4) receives the positioning information delayed for thetime proportional to the distance R1-R0 from the neighboring BTS (S2),and receives the positioning information delayed for the timeproportional to the distance R2-R0 from another neighboring BTS (S3) anda delayed time due to the repeater itself (RP1).

[0023] Actually, referring to FIG. 5, the PN codes received from theBTSs (S1, S2, S3) to the MS (S4) represent the reception sensitivity(Ec/Io) over the predetermined level, and more particularly, having thetime at which the MS (S4) receives the PN code (PN6) of the referenceBTS (S1) as the reference time, the PN code (PN12) is delayed for the totime and received from the BTS (S2), but the PN code (PN100) is delayedfor the t² time and received from the BTS (S3). That is, the PN code(PN100) is longer delayed for the delayed time (t²-t¹) due to therepeater (RP1) and received from the BTS (S3) to the MS (S4), comparingwith the repeater (RP1) not being installed.

[0024] Therefore, even though the distance between the MS (S4) and theBTS (S3) is actually R2, in case the PDE 33 performs the positioning forthe MS (S4) so as to calculate the distance between the MS (S4) and theBTS (S3), a distance error is generated as much as the distance(t²-t¹)*C (C indicates a velocity of light) corresponding to the delayedtime (t²-t¹) due to the repeater (RP1).

[0025] The conventional mobile station positioning system has adisadvantage in which the distance error causes the positioning error tooccur when the PDE 33 performs the present positioning for the MS (S4)on basis of the positioning information of the MS (S4) received from theMPC 32.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0026] Accordingly, the present invention is directed to a method forcorrecting positioning errors of a mobile station positioning system ina CDMA communication system that substantially obviates one or moreproblems due to limitations and disadvantages of the related art.

[0027] An object of the present invention is to provide a method forcorrecting positioning errors of a mobile station positioning system ina CDMA communication system, in which a present position of a mobilestation can be exactly searched without any influence of the delayedtime due to the repeater

[0028] Another object of the present invention is to provide a methodfor correcting positioning errors of a mobile station positioning systemin a CDMA communication system, in which it can be allowed toacknowledge that a present position of a mobile station is searched inan arbitrary floor in case a PN code of a base station transceiversubsystem is received in a mobile station via a repeater installed inthe high-storied building.

[0029] Additional advantages, objects, and features of the inventionwill be set forth in part in the description which follows and in partwill become apparent to those having ordinary skill in the art uponexamination of the following or may be learned from practice of theinvention. The objectives and other advantages of the invention may berealized and attained by the structure particularly pointed out in thewritten description and claims hereof as well as the appended drawings.

[0030] To achieve these objects and other advantages and in accordancewith the purpose of the invention, as embodied and broadly describedherein, the method includes the steps of: delaying a PN code transmittedto a mobile station (MS) from a specific base station transceiversubsystem (BTS) via a repeater, for a +64Chip period or a +64Chip+nChipperiod in a +64Chip delay element or a +64Chip+nChip delay element;combining the PN code transmitted to the MS from the specific BTS viathe repeater with a PN code created by delaying the PN code transmittedto the MS from the specific BTS via the repeater for the +64Chip periodor the +64Chip+nChip period in a combiner, thereby transmitting thecombined PN code to the MS; receiving the PN code of the specific BTSand the PN code created by delaying the PN code of the specific BTS forthe +64Chip period or the +64Chip+nChip period and transmitting thereceived PN codes to the mobile station positioning system via a mobilecommunication network, in the MS; analyzing the PN codes received in theMS via a mobile positioning center (MPC) to determine whether the PNcode of the specific BTS is transmitted to the MS via the repeater, in aposition determination entity (PDE) of the mobile station positioningsystem; and if it is determined that the PN code of the specific BTS istransmitted to the MS via the repeater, subtracting a delayed time dueto a corresponding repeater itself previously stored in a database (DB)from a time at which the PN code of the specific BTS is received in theMS via the repeater, to calculate a distance between the specific BTSand the MS in the PDE.

[0031] It is to be understood that both the foregoing generaldescription and the following detailed description of the presentinvention are exemplary and explanatory and are intended to providefurther explanation of the invention as claimed.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0032] The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide afurther understanding of the invention and are incorporated in andconstitute a part of this application, illustrate embodiment(s) of theinvention and together with the description serve to explain theprinciple of the invention. In the drawings:

[0033]FIG. 1 illustrates a construction of a conventional mobile stationpositioning system.

[0034]FIG. 2 illustrates a conventional state in which a mobile stationreceives positioning information in case a repeater is not installed ina mobile communication network.

[0035] FIGS. 3 is a graph of illustrating a delay time of a Pseudorandom Noise (PN) code received in a mobile station of FIG. 2.

[0036]FIG. 4 illustrates a conventional state in which a mobile stationreceives positioning information in case a repeater is installed in amobile communication network.

[0037]FIG. 5 is a graph of illustrating a delayed time of a Pseudorandom Noise (PN) code received in a mobile station of FIG. 4.

[0038]FIG. 6 is a flow chart of illustrating a method for correctingpositioning errors of a mobile station positioning system in a CDMAcommunication system according to a preferred embodiment of the presentinvention.

[0039]FIG. 7 illustrates a construction of a mobile communicationnetwork including a +64Chip delay element for distinguishing a PN codeof a base station transceiver subsystem transmitted to a mobile stationvia a repeater according to a preferred embodiment of the presentinvention.

[0040]FIG. 8 is a graph of illustrating a delayed time of a PN codereceived in a mobile station according to a construction of FIG. 7.

[0041]FIG. 9 illustrates a construction of a mobile communicationnetwork including a +64Chip+nChip delay element for distinguishing a PNcode of a base station transceiver subsystem transmitted to a mobilestation positioned in a building, via a repeater according to apreferred embodiment of the present invention.

[0042]FIG. 10 is a graph of illustrating a delayed time of a PN codereceived in a mobile station according to a construction of FIG. 9.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0043] Reference will now be made in detail to the preferred embodimentsof the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in theaccompanying drawings. Wherever possible, the same reference numberswill be used throughout the drawings to refer to the same or like parts.

[0044]FIG. 6 is a flow chart of illustrating a method for correctingpositioning errors of a mobile station positioning system in a CodeDivision Multiple Access (CDMA) communication system according to apreferred embodiment of the present invention.

[0045]FIG. 7 illustrates a construction of the mobile communicationnetwork including a +64Chip delay element for distinguishing a PN codeof a base station transceiver subsystem (BTS) transmitted to a mobilestation (MS) via the repeater according to a preferred embodiment of thepresent invention. FIG. 8 is a graph of illustrating a delayed time ofthe PN code received in the MS according to the construction of FIG. 7.

[0046]FIG. 9 illustrates a construction of the mobile communicationnetwork including a +64Chip+nChip delay element for distinguishing thePN code of the BTS transmitted to the MS positioned in the building viathe repeater. FIG. 10 is a graph of illustrating the delayed time of thePN code received in the MS according to the construction of FIG. 9.

[0047] Referring to FIG. 6, the PN code is received from a specific BTSincluded in the mobile communication network 20 communicating with amobile station positioning system 30. If the received PN code istransmitted to the MS via the repeater, the PN code of the specific BTSis delayed for a +64Chip period in the +64Chip delay element or isdelayed for a +64Chip+nChip period in the +64Chip+nChip delay element(S10).

[0048] After that, the transmitted PN code is combined with the delayedPN code in a combiner connected to an output terminal of the repeater,thereby transmitting the combined PN codes to the MS via an antenna(S20).

[0049] Next, the PN codes of corresponding BTSs received from other BTSsfor positioning the MS as well as the combined PN code are received fromthe MS and transmitted to the mobile station positioning system 30 viathe mobile communication network 20 (S30).

[0050] Here, as described above, the reason of delaying, for the +64Chipperiod, the PN code received from the specific BTS to the MS via therepeater is as follows.

[0051] That is because it can be allowed to acknowledge that the PNcodes are transmitted to the MS from the specific BTS via the repeater,from the fact that since the PN code is delayed for the +64Chip periodto distinguish a plurality of BTSs from one another in a general CDMAmobile communication network and a PN code increment uses an even numberof 2 or 4, etc., an odd numbered PN code delayed for the +64Chip periodis transmitted together with an even numbered PN code of the specificBTS to the MS.

[0052] For example, as shown in FIG. 7, when the PN code (PN100) istransmitted from the BTS (S3) to the MS (S4), if the PN code (PN100) isdelayed for the +64Chip period in the +64Chip delay element (D1) via therepeater (RP1), the odd numbered PN code (PN101) is created. After that,the PN codes (PN100) (PN101) are combined with each other in thecombiner ({circumflex over (+)}), thereby being transmitted to the MSvia the antenna (ANT)

[0053] Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 8, the MS (S4) receives the PNcodes (PN100) (PN101) delayed for the delayed time of the repeateritself (RP1), at the t² time.

[0054] Further, as described above, the reason of delaying, for the+64Chip+nChip period, the PN code received from the specific BTS to theMS via the repeater is as follows.

[0055] That is because it can be allowed to acknowledge that the PNcodes are transmitted to the MS positioned in the nth floor of ahigh-storied building, from the specific BTS via the repeater.

[0056] For example, as shown in FIG. 9, when the PN code (PN100) isreceived from the BTS (S3) and transmitted to the MS (S4) positioned inthe first floor of the high-storied building, if the PN code (PN100) isdelayed for the +64Chip+lChip period in the +64Chip+1Chip delay element(D1′) via the repeater (RP1), the PN code (PN101+1Chip) is delayed forthe +1Chip period and created. After that, the PN codes(PN100)(PN101+1Chip) are combined with each other in the combiner({circumflex over (+)}), thereby being transmitted to the MS via theantenna (ANT).

[0057] Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 10, the MS (S4) receives the PNcode (PN100) delayed for the delayed time of the repeater itself (RP1)at the t² time, and then receives the PN code (PN101+1Chip) at the timedelayed for the +1chip period.

[0058] Referring again to FIG. 9, also even when the PN code (PN100) isreceived from the BTS (S3) and transmitted to the MS (S4) positioned inthe second or nth floor of the high-storied building, if the PN code(PN100) is delayed for a +64Chip+2Chip period or a +64Chip+nChip periodin a +64Chip+2Chip delay element (D2′) or a +64Chip+nChip delay element(Dn′) via the repeater (RP1), the PN code (PN101+2Chip) or the PN code(PN101+nChip) is delayed for the +2Chip period or the +nChip period andcreated. After that, the PN code (PN100) and the PN code (PN101+2Chip)or (PN101+nChip) are combined with each other in the combiner({circumflex over (+)}), thereby being transmitted to the MS via theantenna (ANT).

[0059] Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 10, the MS (S4) receives the PNcode (PN100) delayed for the delayed time of the repeater itself (RP1)at the t² time, and then receives the PN code (PN101+2Chip) or the PNcode (PN101+nChip) at the time delayed for the +2Chip period or the+nchip period.

[0060] As mentioned above, if the PN codes received via the repeater andthe PN codes of the corresponding BTSs received from other BTSs forpositioning of the MS are transmitted to the mobile station positioningsystem from the MS via the mobile communication network, the PDE of themobile positioning system uses the positioning information including thePN codes to calculate the present positioning information (that is, thelatitude and longitude values) of the MS in the manner as known in theart.

[0061] Herein, the positioning information includes, for example, thereception sensitivity (Ec/Io), the relative propagation delay timebetween the plurality of BTSs based on the PN code, the systemidentification code (SID), the switching identification code (NID), theBTS identification code (BID), etc.

[0062] Next, in case the PDE uses the positioning information includingthe PN code to calculate the present positioning information of the MS,and more particularly, in case the PDE uses the relative propagationdelay time value between the plurality of the BTSs based on the PN codeto calculate the distance between the BTSs and the MS, if the PN codesreceived via the repeater and the PN codes of the corresponding BTSsreceived from other BTSs for positioning of the MS are transmitted tothe mobile station positioning system from the MS via the mobilecommunication network according to the present invention for correctingthe positioning errors generated due to the delayed time of the repeateritself installed between the BTS and the MS, the PN codes received inthe MS through the MPC are analyzed to determine whether the PN code ofthe specific BTS is transmitted to the MS via the repeater (S40).

[0063] For example, referring to FIG. 8, the PN code (PN100) of the BTS(S4) is delayed for the delayed time (t²-t¹) of the repeater itself(RP1) in case the repeater (RP1) is installed rather than the case notbeing installed (shown in FIG. 3). At this time, since the PN code(PN101) delayed for the +64Chip period in the +64Chip delay element (D1)according to the present invention is received together with the PN code(PN100) in the MS, the PDE can be allowed to acknowledge that therepeater (RP1) is installed between the BTS (S3) and the MS (S4).

[0064] Further, referring to FIG. 10, the PN code (PN100) of the BTS(S4) is delayed for the delayed time (t²-t¹) of the repeater itself(RP1) in case the repeater (RP1) is installed rather than the case notbeing installed (shown in FIG. 3).

[0065] At this time, if the PN code (PN100) is delayed for the+64Chip+1Chip period, the +64Chip+2Chip period, or the +64Chip+nChipperiod in the +64Chip+1Chip delay element (D1′), the +64Chip+2Chip delayelement (D2′) or the +64Chip+nChip delay element (Dn′) according to thepresent invention, since the PN code (PN101+1Chip), (PN101+2Chip) or(PN101+nChip) is delayed for the +1Chip period, the +2Chip period or the+nChip period and received after the PN code (PN100) is received in theMS, the PDE can be allowed to acknowledge that the repeater (RP1) isinstalled between the BTS (S3) and the MS (S4) positioned in the first,the second or nth floor of the high-storied building.

[0066] If it is determined that the PN code of the specific BTS istransmitted to the MS via the repeater, the PDE subtracts the delayedtime due to the corresponding repeater itself previously stored in theDB from the time at which the PN code of the specific BTS is received inthe MS via the repeater, thereby calculating the distance between thespecific BTS and the MS (S50).

[0067] At this time, if the delayed PN code created by delaying the PNcode of the specific BTS for the +64Chip period is received in the MSamong the PN codes at the same time as the PN code of the specific BTS,the PDE subtracts the delayed time due to the corresponding repeateritself previously stored in the DB from the time at which the PN code ofthe specific BTS is received in the MS via the repeater, to calculatethe distance between the specific BTS and the MS.

[0068] For example, as shown in FIG. 8, in case the PN code (PN100) ofthe BTS (S3) and the delayed PN code (PN101) created by delaying the PNcode (PN100) of the BTS (S3) for the +64Chip period are received at thet² time, the PDE subtracts the delayed time (t²-t¹) of the correspondingrepeater itself previously stored in the DB from the time t² at whichthe PN code (PN100) of the BTS (S3) is received in the MS via therepeater, to calculate the substantial distance (referring to FIG. 3,light velocity=C*t¹) between the BTS (S3) and the MS.

[0069] Further, if the delayed PN code created by delaying the PN codeof the specific BTS for the +64Chip+nChip period is received in the MSlater than the PN code of the specific BTS as long as the +nChip period,the PDE subtracts the delayed time due to the corresponding repeateritself previously stored in the DB from the time at which the PN code ofthe specific BTS is received in the MS via the repeater, to calculatethe distance between the specific BTS and the MS positioned in the nthfloor of the high-storied building.

[0070] For example, as shown in FIG. 10, in case the PN code (PN100) ofthe BTS (S3) and the PN code (PN101+nChip) created by delaying the PNcode of the BTS (S3) for the +64Chip+nChip period are received laterthan the t² time as long as the +nChip period, the PDE subtracts thedelayed time (t²-t¹) of the corresponding repeater itself previouslystored in the DB from the time t² at which the PN code (PN100) of theBTS (S3) is received in the MS via the repeater, to calculate thesubstantial distance (light velocity=C*t¹in FIG. 3) between the BTS (S3)and the MS positioned in the nth floor.

[0071] As described above, it is determined whether the PN code of theBTS among information used for positioning the MS is transmitted to theMS via the repeater installed in the building or the subway, etc., andif it is determined that the PN code is transmitted to the MS via therepeater, the positioning errors are corrected by subtracting thedelayed time due to the repeater from the time at which the PN code ofthe BTS is received in the MS via the repeater.

[0072] Accordingly, the correction method of the positioning errorsaccording to the present invention has an advantage in which the presentposition of the MS can be exactly searched without any influence of thedelayed time due to the repeater, and more particularly, in which it canbe allowed to acknowledge that the present position of the MS issearched in an arbitrary floor in case the PN code of the BTS isreceived in the MS via the repeater installed in the high-storiedbuilding.

[0073] It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that variousmodifications and variations can be made in the present invention. Thus,it is intended that the present invention covers the modifications andvariations of this invention provided they come within the scope of theappended claims and their equivalents.

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 4. A method for correcting positioning errors of amobile station positioning system in a Code Divisional Multiple Accesscommunication system, the method comprises the steps of: delaying a PNcode transmitted to a mobile station from a base station transceiversubsystem via a repeater, for a +64Chip period or a +64Chip+nChip periodin a +64Chip delay element or a +64Chip+nChip delay element; combiningthe PN code transmitted to the mobile station from the base stationtransceiver subsystem via the repeater with a PN code created bydelaying the PN code transmitted to the mobile station from the specificbase station transceiver subsystem via the repeater for the +64Chipperiod or the +64Chip+nChip period in a combiner, thereby transmittingthe combined PN code to the mobile station; receiving the PN code of thebase station transceiver subsystem and the PN code created by delayingthe PN code of the base station transceiver subsystem for the +64Chipperiod or the +64Chip+nChip period and transmitting the received PNcodes to the mobile station positioning system via a mobilecommunication network, in the mobile station; analyzing the PN codesreceived in the mobile system via a mobile positioning center todetermine whether the PN code of the base station transceiver system istransmitted to the mobile station via the repeater, in a positiondetermination entity of the mobile station positioning system; and if itis determined that the PN code of the base station transceiver subsystemis transmitted to the mobile station via the repeater, subtracting adelayed time due to a corresponding repeater previously stored in adatabase from a time at which the PN code of the base stationtransceiver subsystem is received in the mobile station via therepeater, to calculate a distance between the base station transceiversubsystem and the mobile station in the position determination entity.5. The method of claim 4, wherein: in the step of determining whetherthe PN code of the base station transceiver subsystem is transmitted tothe mobile station via the repeater, if the PN code created by delayingthe PN code of the base station transceiver subsystem for the +64Chipperiod or the +64Chip+nchip period is one of the PN codes received inthe mobile system determining that the PN code of the base stationtransceiver subsystem is transmitted to the mobile station via therepeater.
 6. The method of claim 4, wherein: in the step of calculatingthe distance between the base station transceiver subsystem and themobile station, if the PN code created by delaying the PN code of thebase station transceiver subsystem for the +64Chip period among the PNcodes received in the mobile station is received at a same time as thePN code of the base station transceiver subsystem, delayed time due to acorresponding repeater previously stored in the DB is subtracted in theportion determination entity from a time at which the PN code of thebase station transceiver subsystem is received in the mobile station viathe repeater, to calculate a distance between the base stationtransceiver subsystem and the mobile station.
 7. The method of claim 5,wherein: in the step of calculating the distance between the basestation transceiver subsystem and the mobile station, if the PN codecreated by delaying the PN code of the base station transceiversubsystem for the +64Chip period among the PN codes received in themobile station is received at a same time as the PN code of the basestation transceiver subsystem, delayed time due to a correspondingrepeater previously stored in the DB is subtracted in the portiondetermination entity from a time at which the PN code of the basestation transceiver subsystem is received in the mobile station via therepeater, to calculate a distance between the base station transceiversubsystem and the mobile station.
 8. The method of claim 4, wherein inthe step of calculating the distance between the base stationtransceiver subsystem and the mobile station, if the PN code created bydelaying the PN code of the base station transceiver subsystem for the+64Chip+nchip period among the PN codes received in the mobile stationis received later than the PN code of the base station transceiversubsystem as long as the +nchip period, the delayed time due to thecorresponding repeater itself previously stored in the database issubtracted in the portion determination entity from time at which the PNcode of the base station transceiver subsystem is received in the mobilestation via the repeater, to calculate a distance between the basestation transceiver subsystem and the mobile station mobile stationpositioned in the floor of a building.
 9. The method of claim 5, whereinin the step of calculating the distance between the base stationtransceiver subsystem and the mobile station, if the PN code created bydelaying the PN code of the base station transceiver subsystem for the+64Chip+nchip period among the PN codes received in the mobile stationis received later than the PN code of the base station transceiversubsystem as long as the +nchip period, the delayed time due to thecorresponding repeater itself previously stored in the database issubtracted in the portion determination entity from time at which the PNcode of the base station transceiver subsystem is received in the mobilestation via the repeater, to calculate a distance between the basestation transceiver subsystem and the mobile station mobile stationpositioned in the floor of a building.